My girlfriend and I went to the Dana Point Pier/Jetty on Sunday. We arrived at the Pier at 9AM and started fishing hi lo rigs with 8lb test with market shrimp. No bites at the pier so we made our way to the jetty. As I suspected, my girlfriend found the Dana Point Jetty much easier to walk than the Newport Jetty. So we had an easier time making our way 1/3 of the way out to the bend.
Our idea was to try to more specifically target Opaleye but bites using green peas were hard to come by on the jetty. We switched back to fishing a mix of lug worms and market shrimp and caught 3 black perch between us. Surf was high and combined with the wind made the jetty fishing less than comfortable. It was easier to get bites on the jetty but noticeable slower than on my last trip.
We made our way back the pier. We are getting very small bites on our high low rigs but could not hook any fish. I used a small hook sabiki on another rod (size 4 Hayabusa) and caught 4 smelt and a shiner perch. Put one of the smaller smelt on a hook but got no takers under the pier or casting 10-20 feet out off the end and the right side. We left at 2PM.
Our idea was to try to more specifically target Opaleye but bites using green peas were hard to come by on the jetty. We switched back to fishing a mix of lug worms and market shrimp and caught 3 black perch between us. Surf was high and combined with the wind made the jetty fishing less than comfortable. It was easier to get bites on the jetty but noticeable slower than on my last trip.
We made our way back the pier. We are getting very small bites on our high low rigs but could not hook any fish. I used a small hook sabiki on another rod (size 4 Hayabusa) and caught 4 smelt and a shiner perch. Put one of the smaller smelt on a hook but got no takers under the pier or casting 10-20 feet out off the end and the right side. We left at 2PM.